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Because of Winn-Dixie

Because of Winn-Dixie( 39 customer ratings | )
Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Series title:Because of Winn-Dixie Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7636-0776-0
Publication Date:Mar 2000
Publisher:Candlewick Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $15.99
Book Description:

An unforgettable first novel about coming of age one sweet summer--and learning to love what you have. The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better...
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Book Details
Pages:184
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dogs
Juvenile Fiction / Places / United States
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.83 x 7.2 x 0.74 Inches
Book Weight:0.625 Pounds
Author Biography
Dicamillo, Kate (Author)
Kate DiCamillo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 25, 1964. She received an English degree from the University of Florida. At the age of thirty, she moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and worked for a book warehouse on the children's floor. After working there for four and a half years, she fell in love with children's books and began writing. DiCamillo wrote the 2001 Newbery-honor book, Because of Winn-Dixie, which was adapted into a film in 2005. In 2004, she won the Newbery Medal for The Tale of Despereaux, which was also adapted into a movie in 2008, and for Flora and Ulysses in 2013. Her other works include the Mercy Watson series, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, and The Magician's Elephant. She was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for the term 2014-2015.

Kate's title, Raymie Nightingale, mde the New York Times bestseller list in 2016.

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